Psychiatry Exposed

[Rayaan]

You left out the word possible there. Medications don't help everyone and they're probably prescribed more often than necessary. People really should be super careful when starting new meds.
I wasn't discussing that though.
I was discussing the reason some people are willing to take that risk.

Okay, so based on that reasoning, some people are willing to take the risk because:

1. They think or anticipate that the possible benefits of the drugs may outweigh the possible side effects,
2. They have exhausted all the other options and
3. They took precautions to make sure that the drugs do not come with serious possible side effects.

Number 1 is not a good reason because they don't have enough facts which support that idea (i.e. that the possible benefits outweigh the side effects), unless they do number 3.

Number 2 is a reason that I can empathize with, but only applies in cases where the mental illnesses are truly and unbearably overwhelming.

Number 3 is the most important reason of all. People should at least research or ask others about the medicine that they are about to take. Sadly, I think a lot of people don't do that. They usually think that the pills are more safe than risky simply because a doctor prescribed it for them. But if people really understood the range and the severity of the side effects, then I think there would be a lot less people taking them, which would also result in less medical hazards.

I'm not saying that people don't have a reason to take these drugs. My point is that their ignorance on this matter is causing them to make more a reckless reasoning than a thoughtful/informed type of reasoning. If patients did have knowledge about such powerful, mind-altering drugs, and if their psychological hardships are less than severe, then I don't see a good rationale behind willing to take the risk.

I hope I've made this clearer now.